Recherche en sciences sociales

La recherche en sciences sociales correspond à la recherche qui est faite en sciences sociales, en premier lieu dans la sociologie et dans l'histoire, mais aussi en anthropologie culturelle et sociale, en économie, en management, en géographie humaine, en aménagement, en démographie, en science politique, en linguistique, en sémiologie, en théorie des arts, en psychologie sociale et les politiques sociales. Elle fait enfin souvent appel aux mathématiques et à la modélisation mathématique. Présentation Les recherches en sciences sociales procèdent de manière pluridisciplinaire, en distinguant les aires culturelles. Elles sont d'abord descriptives, puis interprétatives, et éventuellement prospectives et programmatiques. Elles donnent lieu à des rapports qui sont statistiques ou descriptifs, les monographies. Ainsi, elles peuvent s'intéresser à l'analyse des données de recensement qui proviennent de centaines de milliers d'êtres humains, à l'étude en profondeur de la vie so

Driving an electric vehicle. A sociological analysis on pioneer users

Christophe Jemelin, Nicolas Louvet

In most of the western countries, car is the prevalent means of transport for local mobility. At the same time, sensitivity to environmental issues is increasing, correlated to the consciousness that carbon dioxide emissions have to be reduced. In regard to these two trends (individual mobility and public opinions favourable to a reduction of carbon emissions), energy-efficient vehicles will probably develop in the future-car manufacturers actually prepare new offers for the mass market. Comparable cases have occurred during the last decades-probably more modest but full of learning: some local authorities have promoted innovations based on electric vehicles in the 1990s, and some people have chosen this kind of cars for their daily travels. This article deals with these pioneers (This article comes from a communication at the ECEEE Summer Study, June 2009, Panel 6: Energy efficiency in transport and mobility.). Reporting studies carried out in 2006 and 2008, we intend to identify the reasons of this innovative modal choice, to show the difficulties that electric vehicle drivers then encountered and to analyse the patterns of use that governed their mobility and their use of electric vehicles.

2011

Transport à câble aérien en milieu urbain: pertinence et pratique

Fernando Anisio De Oliveira Simas

The intense urbanization of cities has left few options when it comes to insert large mobility infrastructure they need to move their inhabitants. A surface rail network, a dedicated roadway bus line or any other mobility infrastructure such as a tramway at the urban surface represent challenging interfaces to set up, particularly because of level crossings and physical barriers that they induce in the urban space. To avoid this occupation of the surface and the resulting urban scars, a lot has already been invested in the underground. Whilst, the airspace is still very little exploited by urban transport systems. In order to deepen knowledge in this area, the research theme focused on the urban ropeways, a cable air transport system, which several innovative examples can be found in Latin America. Relevant for whom? The research conducted is divided into two stages. As a first step, a sociological analysis made it possible to determine how urban ropeways are relevant for users and represent an interesting alternative to other means of public transportation. This analysis is based on a survey among users of ten public transportation lines in Switzerland and Brazil. Relevance where? In a latter phase, the analysis concerns the project of urban ropeways in the urbanized areas. This transportation system can be considered as a complex project because of its constructive characteristics, at the territorial big scale. A sequence of large mobility interfaces projected along the ropeway path transforms connectivity, density, and public space. These different architectural objects of mixed use are connected in minutes by the cable and their strong presence in the urban landscape raises questions of relevance. Spread in the Rio de Janeiro, Lake Geneva and New York metropolis, ten cable routes are studied, taking into account the temporality of project progress and the degree of urbanization of the target territory. This evaluation of the project practice aims to determine the extent to which urban ropeways is likely to be developed in European territory, Swiss in this instance. At the end of these analysis, the thesis makes it possible to conclude that urban ropeways have their relevance in European cities, but under fairly specific conditions.

EPFL2019

Transport à câble aérien en milieu urbain: pertinence et pratique

Fernando Anisio De Oliveira Simas

EPFL2019

Recherche en sciences sociales

Driving an electric vehicle. A sociological analysis on pioneer users

Economical and sociological survey about underground planing

Transport à câble aérien en milieu urbain: pertinence et pratique

Economical and sociological survey about underground planing

Transport à câble aérien en milieu urbain: pertinence et pratique

Driving an electric vehicle. A sociological analysis on pioneer users